by Jeffrey Chaskin | May 16, 2021 | healthcare information, healthcare investing, healthcare legislation, medical records,, Uncategorized
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is maintaining its focus on information blocking, interoperability, and coordination between federal agencies, according to Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT. “We built this...
by Jeffrey Chaskin | Apr 12, 2021 | healthcare information, healthcare investing, healthcare legislation, medical records,, Uncategorized
In his opening address for the agency’s annual meeting on March 29,2021, the head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi stressed prioritizing interoperability, aligning with federal partners and health equity....
by Jeffrey Chaskin | Apr 10, 2021 | healthcare information, healthcare investing, healthcare legislation, medical records,, Uncategorized
Across the spectrum of healthcare delivery – payor, provider, vendor, consumer, there is a land rush underway to embrace consumer-centric care. With tools like value-based care, chronic disease management, retail services, analytics, and remote patient monitoring,...
by Jeffrey Chaskin | Mar 30, 2021 | healthcare information, healthcare investing, healthcare legislation, medical records,, Uncategorized
Healthcare is at a crossroads as it emerges from the pre-digital age. Patient health data reside in silos controlled by non-communicative proprietary systems in physician offices, hospitals, insurance companies, pharmacies, labs, wearable and other IoT medical devices,...
by medaflexadministrator | Mar 26, 2021 | healthcare information, healthcare investing, healthcare legislation, medical records,, Uncategorized
Venture capital dollars flowing to US digital health continued to surge in Q3 2020. One thing is for sure—2020 will be the largest funding year ever for digital health, spurred by 24 mega deals so far. Moreover, the stock market’s sharp recovery and pandemic-initiated...
by Jeffrey Chaskin | Feb 26, 2021 | healthcare information, healthcare investing, healthcare legislation, medical records,, Uncategorized
The notion that patients should have access to their health records goes back to 1973. In a New England Journal of Medicine article titled, “Giving Every Patient His Medical Record: A Proposal to Improve the System”, it was argued that “four serious problems:...
